Baby Day

Baby Day and I are doing really well!  We had a minor set back when I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes (GD) but it's been pretty easy to manage by watching what I eat and eating about six small meals a day seems to be the easiest way to balance out my blood sugar.  I have the check my blood sugar four times a day which has gotten old very quickly, but it's not as bad as I imagined it would be.  It's hard to say why some women experience GD and others don't.  My diabetic counselor said since I wasn't over weight and I was under the age of 35 chances are my case is genetic.  My Dad was diagnosed with Type 2 about ten years ago and my sister Susan had GD with all three of my nephews and was able to manage hers with diet as well.  All of her boys weighed under 8 lbs so I'm hoping for a similar outcome! 

 I'm sure all of the Moms out there remember this delicious drink! 

Since we'll be moving next month our house is beginning to look like Babies-R-Us.  Baby stuff everywhere!  One of Drew's closest friends, Matt, threw him a diaper (and beer) shower and few weeks ago and I'm pretty sure we have enough diapers to last us a full year!!

I also scheduled infant photos with Kimberly Meng!  I'm so excited about this.  I just love looking at the precious photos of all those tiny babies!  Thanks to Etsy I've found some adorable props to use for Baby Day's photos.

And finally I leave you with a few selfie baby bump pics! :)

26 weeks

29 weeks

30 weeks

32 weeks

The time has really flown by, Baby Day we'll be here before we know it!

Better Than We Deserve

So lately I have been working my tail off at work!  My boss was recently promoted and the supervisor of my unit left for an opportunity at another chemical plant.  So with the help of the engineer in my department we have been running the show all by ourselves.  I'm not going to lie it's been pretty tough at times but man have I learned a lot.  Long story short, all of that hard work paid off because while we were in Philly management called to offer me the Superintendent position (my boss' old job) over my entire department!  Needless to say I was exstatic and I wish I could have had a picture of Drew's face when I hung up the phone and told him.  It was the proudest expression I've ever seen on his face, which in turn makes me so grateful that he stands behind me and supports my growing career.  Before we left for Philly I had the feeling that I had a pretty good shot at the supervisor position but superintendent is something I saw as a career goal at least five years out.  As the old cliche goes, being in the right place at the right time is half the battle.  And now Drew is convinced he's going to be a stay at home Daddy...we'll see about that!

Drew has also started building our dear friends, Matt and Brittnay's, home in the town where we all grew up Watson.  We were pretty bummed when they moved out of our neighborhood last year.  While Drew was working on their lot he noticed there was a house down the road a little ways that had burned down.  Matt who is a realtor took to finding out what the story was on it...and turns out the owners were looking to sell it.  Another long story short Drew and I signed a purchase agreement on the five acres down the road from Matt and Britt's!  It's beautiful with an acre pond that is full of bass for my Andrew to fish in, right in our back yard!  I can't wait for him to see it!  We're keeping our fingers crossed that it all works out!  Friday after work we flew over the property to get an areial view of it.

And on top of all of that Drew and I leave for Hawaii in 27 days!! Does life get any better?!

God has once again truly blessed our family this year, we have so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving Season...as Dave Ramsey says, "We're doing better than we deserve!"

At all times and for everything give thanks to God!

Ephesians 5:20

City of Brotherly Love

Here I am again playing catch up with the blogging world...and once again it's been over a month since my last post!  What's a girl to do, ya know?!  So much has happened since my last post, I don't even know where to start...I finally settled on starting with our trip to Philly and celebrating Drew's birthday.

Our trip to Philadelphia was a mix of business and pleasure...Drew's pleasure and my business.  Since I work in Treatment Services I have to keep up my DOT certification so every two years I take a refresher course in order to get re-certified.  The good thing is the classes are held in some pretty cool cities.  We had a great time, ate some amazing food, and  we were able to visit our country's past that previously we had only learned about in history classes!  We definitely recommend a trip to Philly to take in the sites that were at the forefront of our country's founding.  Here a little of what we did, saw, and ate!  Enjoy!

McGillin's Irish Pub, opened the year Lincoln was elected and has never closed!  

Even during prohibition...gotta love those Irishmen!

The first City Hall built in the US

Our first REAL Philly Cheesesteaks

 Birthday brunch at Sabrina's Cafe, stuffed Philly cream cheese french-toast.

Birthday dinner at the Butcher & Singer

Ralph's Mussels Red...on my top 5 list of best things I've ever eaten.

This is a 4th generation family owned Italian joint, it's the 2nd oldest Italian restaurant in the US.  The food was amazing!

GEAUX PHILLIES!  

 Reading Terminal Market

 China Town

 Joan or Arc

 Betsy Ross House

 Elfreth's Alley is the oldest residential street in the country.

 I teared up when I read this...

The Liberty Bell

 Independence Hall

 Benjamin Franklin Institute

 Drew's photo shoot on the "Rocky Steps!" :)

We had a great time in Philly, it's definitely a town filled with amazing history, delicious food, and many bucket list sights!